Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Weather Meteosat Atmospheric composition Land Data Metop Tags MSG SEVIRI Europe AVHRR Africa Metop-A Metop-B SNPP VIIRS Date 2013 Date May June November SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 7 results Case study 18 November 2013 09:00–16:00 UTC Severe thunderstorms over Sardinia Flash floods caused by heavy thunderstorms tear through streets in Sardinia, submerging homes and killing at least 18 people. Case study 14 November 2013 05:30–11:00 UTC Signs of severe turbulence The 'fringing' in jet stream cirrus, seen in the imagery, indicates the likelihood of severe turbulence. Case study 6 November 2013 10:30–14:30 UTC Distrails over Central Europe A distrail, short for dissipation trail, forms when an aircraft flies through a supercooled cloud. Case study 20 June 2013 09:00 UTC Severe storms captured by super rapid scan Convective storms in parts of Germany and Switzerland, captured at 2.5-minute intervals by Meteosat-8. Case study 18 June 2013 00:00 UTC Satellite & airplane views of cold ring-shape storm 17–20 June 2013 was the first heat wave of the year in central Europe. Case study 28 May 2013 06:00 UTC Dust outbreak over Mediterranean and SE Europe Dust from North Africa, embedded in a frontal system, sweeps over the Eastern Mediterranean, from west to east. Case study 17 May 2013 09:00 UTC First 2.5 minute rapid scan test from Meteosat-8 The first of several 2.5 minute rapid scan tests took place on Friday 17 May at 09:00–21:00 UTC.
